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along with george w. bush and laura bush, also hillary clinton. air force one is scheduled to arrive in about an hour and now and to be a fly on the wall of that flight. cnn jake tapper host of "the lead" put together this fascinating piece about what can happen when american presidents are thrown together by history. >> the world is quickly preparing for what may be the largest gathering of heads of state since winston churchill's funeral in 1965. representing the u.s. alone, will be presidents barack obama, george w. bush, bill clinton and jimmy carter. comprising one of the most prestigious frequent flier clubs in the world. today air force one departed for south africa, where more than 90 world leaders are planning to attend nelson mandela's mamande. president george h.w. bush, who has been in poor health for some time, will not be making the trip. together, they're set for an almost 20-hour flight. even though there's only one bed onboard. >> air force one is a very intimate setting. so, that's the place where you can have quieter conversatio
along with george w. bush and laura bush, also hillary clinton. air force one is scheduled to arrive in about an hour and now and to be a fly on the wall of that flight. cnn jake tapper host of "the lead" put together this fascinating piece about what can happen when american presidents are thrown together by history. >> the world is quickly preparing for what may be the largest gathering of heads of state since winston churchill's funeral in 1965. representing the u.s. alone,...
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president george w. bush and his wife laura. president bill clinton and hilary clinton as well as their daughter chelsea and president jimmy carter is in the audience as well. it is raining there which is not characteristic of this time of year for johannesburg. many people say that that is the heavens opening up for such a man that is loved in south africa. the former president, nelson mandela memorial service from 4:00 to 8:00 a.m. and then thursday and friday, the public will be able to view his coffin. no word yet on if it will be an open coffin and then his funeral in his hometown is on sunday. you're watching the memorial service of nelson mandela. we have continuing coverage all morning. fox and friends first, starts right now. >>> good morning. if you're just joining us, a massive memorial service for nelson mandela is underway right now in johannesburg, south africa. >> here's a live look at the soccer stadium where nearly 100,000 mourners are gathering. >> we'll have live coverage throughout the hour and continuing thr
president george w. bush and his wife laura. president bill clinton and hilary clinton as well as their daughter chelsea and president jimmy carter is in the audience as well. it is raining there which is not characteristic of this time of year for johannesburg. many people say that that is the heavens opening up for such a man that is loved in south africa. the former president, nelson mandela memorial service from 4:00 to 8:00 a.m. and then thursday and friday, the public will be able to view...
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i found when george w. bush left the white house people asiewmented the patriot act had gone away. people were telling me what does the aclu have to do now? couldn't grow out of business and saying mission accomplished? the patriot act is very much with us. the current events i actually one thing i hope we can talk about. i think there might be some prospect for change. >> where? >> guest: one thing that happened. i started writing this weak in the -- book in the middle of barack obama's first term. at that time, people didn't understand that obama continued bush's policy. the surveillance and everything we were doing domestically. and so linda greenhouse referred my book to the wake-up call. people didn't wake up that much. people were not looking to re-examine the decisions that had been made in the fall of 2001 about what our antiterrorism strategies should be. so what i would say is there was a snooze alarm. and the wake-up call came with snowden. when he started releasing documents about what actually is going on behind the curtain and what kind of surveillance there is, i thi
i found when george w. bush left the white house people asiewmented the patriot act had gone away. people were telling me what does the aclu have to do now? couldn't grow out of business and saying mission accomplished? the patriot act is very much with us. the current events i actually one thing i hope we can talk about. i think there might be some prospect for change. >> where? >> guest: one thing that happened. i started writing this weak in the -- book in the middle of barack...
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bush they all have national agendas. clinton the new democrat agenda, george w. bush, compassionate conservative. think what does the nation need. i think republican governors it's scott walker running for election, they will need to pivot say this is my national agenda not just, i was a good governor in this particular state. >> again, some people forgotten the last republican nominee was a former governor. >> dickerson: let motown iran. you are very critical of the administration, a core objective of u.s. policy they say, but your alternative is war. that you're advocating is a march to war with iran. >> administration itself used to say that all options are on the table, what does that mean except the threat of military force. the administration wants to say military force is out of the question, then they are going to make the deal they just made. if administration is serious about possibility that we really need to stop the nuclear program allow them to continue enrichment, have the ken trifinals and iraq plan that's not serious about stopping the iranian nu
bush they all have national agendas. clinton the new democrat agenda, george w. bush, compassionate conservative. think what does the nation need. i think republican governors it's scott walker running for election, they will need to pivot say this is my national agenda not just, i was a good governor in this particular state. >> again, some people forgotten the last republican nominee was a former governor. >> dickerson: let motown iran. you are very critical of the administration,...
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his work with bill clinton, george w. bush. he would tangle with presidents. he was very fierce critic of president bush on the issue of the iraq war. but also worked closely with him on the issue of aids. and he was also a great con solar of president clinton in his toughest times of the impeachment trial as well. we're going to look at all that today. also look at the -- really talk to some people who knew him very, very well. the human rights lawyer who helped draft a constitution of south africa. his pollster in the presidential elections. we're trying to look at the politician and his impact on american politics. >> not to take away his accomplishments, but the country is still plagued by problems. economic and racial. >> they're coming together for mandela. you have xik enequality. social inequality. 40% unemployment among young blacks. they know this moment is time for reflection on what they need to do. >> it's a time for them to unite. george will have much more on all of this later this morning on abc's "this week." >> thanks, again, to george. >>> t
his work with bill clinton, george w. bush. he would tangle with presidents. he was very fierce critic of president bush on the issue of the iraq war. but also worked closely with him on the issue of aids. and he was also a great con solar of president clinton in his toughest times of the impeachment trial as well. we're going to look at all that today. also look at the -- really talk to some people who knew him very, very well. the human rights lawyer who helped draft a constitution of south...
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president george w. bush, his wife, laura, and former e serk tear of state hillary clinton. we'll have a complete update on "good morning america." >>> concern this is morning about the fate of a missing nevada family. >> the two adults and four children set out for a day in the snow and they have not been heard from since. it's an especially dangerous situation since temperatures have dipped below zero both nights. and the area is remote and vast. >> it's the proverbial needle in the hay stack. >> they'll be searching the area by plane again this morning as soon as it gets light out. >>> a corruption scandal. 18 current and former deputies are accused of mistreating former jail mates and visitors. one visitor thrown into a refrigerator and locked up for five days without being charged. they're always accused of hiding an inmate after they found out he was an fbi informant. >>> a small study found that women who took viagra found their monthly menstrual cramps were eased. they want to have a larger study. >>> this among, word that sara pailing is returning to tv. she's signe
president george w. bush, his wife, laura, and former e serk tear of state hillary clinton. we'll have a complete update on "good morning america." >>> concern this is morning about the fate of a missing nevada family. >> the two adults and four children set out for a day in the snow and they have not been heard from since. it's an especially dangerous situation since temperatures have dipped below zero both nights. and the area is remote and vast. >> it's the...
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w. bush is having a real swell time it just came out that to celebrate the season former president bush is selling his artwork on a limited edition christmas ornament and it's flying off the shelves of the bush letters museum store according to shop workers the ornament cost twenty nine ninety eight and peter's a painting of his of the cardinal proceeds from sales go back to his center the ornament comes with a little ribbon attached to it so you can hang it from your christmas bush earlier this year in an interview with a.b.c. news bush said he loves to paint and that it's changed his life in an unbelievably positive way he said it's been an eye opening for him no it didn't open his eyes to the massive amount of death and suffering he caused or how he used freedom to dupe people into supporting him it opened his eyes about colors and shadows according to bush he hopes the ornament beats everyone's expectation i'm not sure what anyone would be expecting from an ornament painted by bush m
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george w. bush was really transformed in many ways, the pepfar agreement, all the work he's done since and repeated trips to tanzania. >> even people who didn't like george w. bush's politics or wars, whatever, have to give him credit for the pepfar program which literally saved millions of lives especially in southern africa providing retro viral drugs for aids to people who otherwise would not have had this lifesaving treatment. it's an astonishing accomplishment and recognized and appreciated across the continent where he's probably more popular than he is anywhere in the world. >> i was going to say um becki, mandela's successor has a reaction area view that aids somehow was not the treatment and so banned retro viral drugs. it was mandela and mandela foundation that stepped in and pepfar and george w. bush that filled the gap. >> that's right. remember, ten years ago epicenter of the aids epidemic, demographic and human disaster on a massive scale there. the fact it hasn't happened is a tr
george w. bush was really transformed in many ways, the pepfar agreement, all the work he's done since and repeated trips to tanzania. >> even people who didn't like george w. bush's politics or wars, whatever, have to give him credit for the pepfar program which literally saved millions of lives especially in southern africa providing retro viral drugs for aids to people who otherwise would not have had this lifesaving treatment. it's an astonishing accomplishment and recognized and...
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presidents barack obama, george w. bush, bill clinton, and jimmy carter. queen elizabeth ii will be represented by her son, prince charles. french president holland e will be here also. a logistical challenge ahead for the government. what does the week ahead look like? on tuesday we will see our first formal memorial service for the late president at fnb stadium. it seats 95,000 but the government in an effort to allow as many people as possible to take part in festivities, if can you call it that, will have 90 screens around the country, broadcasting what will take place on tuesday. wednesday through thursday, nelson mandela's body will lay in state. each morning his body will go on precession of sorts through the capital, allowing south africans to bid farewell. all of that ahead of nelson mandela returning to his ancestral homeland next weekend. there will be a ka traditional funeral for him on saturday ending in state funeral for him on sunday. really an entire country coming together to pay thanks to one man who helped unify a nation. cnn, jo harness
presidents barack obama, george w. bush, bill clinton, and jimmy carter. queen elizabeth ii will be represented by her son, prince charles. french president holland e will be here also. a logistical challenge ahead for the government. what does the week ahead look like? on tuesday we will see our first formal memorial service for the late president at fnb stadium. it seats 95,000 but the government in an effort to allow as many people as possible to take part in festivities, if can you call it...
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ago, george w. bush won 44% of the hispanic vote. any president who could win 44% the hispanic vote today would win. it is not possible to do. it requires a candidate -- chris christie just did it. he won 51% of the hispanic vote in new jersey. a blue state. he put money into it. he spent time on it. alas events of the campaign was in new york city. it was in a heavily hispanic area. bakeryat every hispanic in the state of new jersey. he made it a priority. it was a priority from day one. when he brings to the table is the fact that he can get, that he can increase the base. that he can get crossover voters. he needed to prove that he did. he made it a priority. the romney did not. do not blame hispanics. question, final question, would be that tonight you've talked a lot about what the republican party needs. you are saying that white men are not with they used to be. you touched on chris christie and what he did to appeal to the republican party and the hispanic vote. think, in your opinion, could be the candidate to aing everyone
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president bill clinton, hillary clinton, president george w. bush, and laura bush will also be in attendance. washington d.c. will honor mandela as well with a week of tributes, including candlelight vigils athe south afran embassy and the memorial service to at the washington national cathedral. that next wednesday. a deep freeze gripping much of the united states tonight. a deadly storm with arctic air packing a snelling and i see plunged hitting states from the south to the great lakes. the nationaleath service issuing winter storm and ice warnings for parts of texas, oklahoma, arkansas, mississippi, missouri, illinois, and indiana. in arkansas the state's governor declared a statewide emergency to make it easier for crews to repair damage to downed trees and power lines. in missouri, forecasters are warning of up to 8 inches of snow, that will fall later denied. the bad weather turning deadly in texas. at least two people were killed in car accidents as a result of the storm. about a quarter of a million people in dallas are without power t
president bill clinton, hillary clinton, president george w. bush, and laura bush will also be in attendance. washington d.c. will honor mandela as well with a week of tributes, including candlelight vigils athe south afran embassy and the memorial service to at the washington national cathedral. that next wednesday. a deep freeze gripping much of the united states tonight. a deadly storm with arctic air packing a snelling and i see plunged hitting states from the south to the great lakes. the...
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how did george w. bush go from being the beloved president who was the icon of the right to a dirty word? >> right. that's what's so fascinating here. this comes at a time when republicans are very happy to know that george w. bush's approval ratings, like all presidents after they leave office, have gone up. and you know, a few weeks ago we heard a lot of conservatives say george w. bush has a better approval rating than barack obama, even, right? and yet the -- it's conservatives and republicans who are invoking him as, you know, the best dig they can get in at obama is comparing him to george w. bush. it does show how far the republican party has drifted in various directions, mind you. not in one direction. but away from the bush years. and they are still trying to distance themselves from that. >> and i mean, brian, it's fascinating. we have had mission accomplished. we have had things being called obama's katrina. it literally does feel like -- insinuating things -- his iraq. are we literally goi
how did george w. bush go from being the beloved president who was the icon of the right to a dirty word? >> right. that's what's so fascinating here. this comes at a time when republicans are very happy to know that george w. bush's approval ratings, like all presidents after they leave office, have gone up. and you know, a few weeks ago we heard a lot of conservatives say george w. bush has a better approval rating than barack obama, even, right? and yet the -- it's conservatives and...
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former president george w bush, are among those expressing condolences. they release add statement that said that president mandela is one of the great fors for equality for his time. and a world is better off because of his example. this great man will be missed but his contributions will live on forever. there has been a flood of also reactions from dignitaries, i suppose you can call them. i know you mentioned the end of last year, prominently at his museum feature as picture of him with nelson mandela. they had shared many events and the picture that ali has featured includes basically seen nelson pretending to box him. mo hamed ali issues this statement, says he taught us forgiveness on a grand scale, his was a spirit born free. today his spirit is soaring through the heavens he is now forever free. finally overseas also been a lot of reaction from international leaders, former leaders. he issues this statement saying through his dignity, grace, and quality of performance, not just immoral but stupid. in his place he put the right of all human kind t
former president george w bush, are among those expressing condolences. they release add statement that said that president mandela is one of the great fors for equality for his time. and a world is better off because of his example. this great man will be missed but his contributions will live on forever. there has been a flood of also reactions from dignitaries, i suppose you can call them. i know you mentioned the end of last year, prominently at his museum feature as picture of him with...
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in addition, president obama, george w. bush, president clinton and president carter will be there. raul castro will be there. will mandela's message of forgiveness resonate? and a time crunch of epic proportions, will the venue be safe? first on the security front. joy worked -- joe worked on sec for pope john paul's funeral. what could go wrong? but a lot could go wrong. >> yeah, south africa's not entirely a safe place. you have a large somali community there, with connections to shabaab. monitoring these will not be easy. you have the problem of a lot of weapons coming through africa, central african republic, libya and the rest of it. so there is the potential danger to secure all these people. >> the u.s. delegation a small part of the crowd. how much control can the u.s. secret service have, realistically? >> well, it's entirely up to the host government. the south african government has hosted u.s. presidential visits in the past. they do a good job. but, again, it's a very difficult situation. you have 100 heads of state means you have 100 armed security details for those h
in addition, president obama, george w. bush, president clinton and president carter will be there. raul castro will be there. will mandela's message of forgiveness resonate? and a time crunch of epic proportions, will the venue be safe? first on the security front. joy worked -- joe worked on sec for pope john paul's funeral. what could go wrong? but a lot could go wrong. >> yeah, south africa's not entirely a safe place. you have a large somali community there, with connections to...
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during the iraq war, he challenged george w. bush very aggressively and said that america was responsible for terrible human rights abuses and it's that challenging aspect of mandela that i think we need to remember as well. >> george w. bush and laura bush will be going to his funeral, memorial service, this coming week. ana, final thought? >> you know, i think the point about mandela, the extraordinary point is his evolution. even though he had these friends like fidel castro, like moammar gadhafi, he was the antithesis of what these folks stood for. he served for only one term because he stood for democracy, for human rights, and he understood that that was part of what he needed to do to reconcile his country. >> thanks very much. peter, thanks to you and terrence howard, thanks as well. >>> just ahead, a better than expected jobs report shows the unemployment rate at its lowest level in five years. will president obama finally get some credit out of this? we've got the details of this terrifying landing all captured on came
during the iraq war, he challenged george w. bush very aggressively and said that america was responsible for terrible human rights abuses and it's that challenging aspect of mandela that i think we need to remember as well. >> george w. bush and laura bush will be going to his funeral, memorial service, this coming week. ana, final thought? >> you know, i think the point about mandela, the extraordinary point is his evolution. even though he had these friends like fidel castro,...
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w. bush but more than half are already cleared another thirty five or so are cleared for trial and then the real trouble is about forty eight who have been deemed neither able to be transferred nor able to be tried there in this indefinite detention situation which i would argue is completely not in the constitution united states but this was set up under george w. bush it was inherited by president obama and congress is prevented from dealing with it in the way that i and many americans and the like to say to deal with that being put them on trial because they're not allowing the one thing that they're sticking with us throughout allowing these people to come to the united states free to be imprisoned here or to be you know to stand for trial here so how can he really policy wise even get around that obstacle how would he be able to close i don't think he can i mean the congress has prevented it i mean president obama came in his very first years he's going to close guantanamo bay withi
w. bush but more than half are already cleared another thirty five or so are cleared for trial and then the real trouble is about forty eight who have been deemed neither able to be transferred nor able to be tried there in this indefinite detention situation which i would argue is completely not in the constitution united states but this was set up under george w. bush it was inherited by president obama and congress is prevented from dealing with it in the way that i and many americans and...
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he ciriticized george w. bush fr readiness to invade iraq without the blessing of the united natio nations. >> bush and an idea which was sponsored by their predecessors, they did not care. >> i want your reaction to mandela. what kind of a man is he to you? >> a historic figure that made a huge difference in people's lives. >> he was quite tough on you, though, he cite sized you publicly about the iraq war. >> yeah, he wasn't the only guy. >> did you get backlash from people who he perhaps -- >> strangely, no. no one called us to say he was -- he was being too hard or harsh on people. i think you accept it when it comes from nelson mandela and you just live with it. >> and he probably knew he had that decredit, he could say this and other people couldn't. >> absolutely. it's the moral responsibility to say what he thinks and say he knows he's right is what made him such a great statesmen. >> a great statesmen and in retirement, an effective fundraiser. in the years you say he was so driven, particularly afte
he ciriticized george w. bush fr readiness to invade iraq without the blessing of the united natio nations. >> bush and an idea which was sponsored by their predecessors, they did not care. >> i want your reaction to mandela. what kind of a man is he to you? >> a historic figure that made a huge difference in people's lives. >> he was quite tough on you, though, he cite sized you publicly about the iraq war. >> yeah, he wasn't the only guy. >> did you get...
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so is the irony just being missed by republicans, that they used to want george w. bush to be extraordinarily power and now they don't like president obama being an uber, meaning awesome president? >> yeah, they were totally comfortable with president bush having wide-ranging executive -- far-reaching and you know, ground-breaking really executive power. this president not so much. but the thing that i find really fascinating too, and you'll remember, it started very early when he started appointing people and he had the -- what they were calling green jobs czars and other things. the czars, that was the initial. but they vacillate. they can't decide which attack they want to go with. he's either this like supreme dictatorial, you know, heavy handed leader, or he's totally feckless and leading from behind, and he's -- >> exactly. >> just observe ohhing his administration without actually taking part. so they go between these two extremes. basically finding any angle that they possibly can. to attack and undermine this president. >> james, i feel like we need to now
so is the irony just being missed by republicans, that they used to want george w. bush to be extraordinarily power and now they don't like president obama being an uber, meaning awesome president? >> yeah, they were totally comfortable with president bush having wide-ranging executive -- far-reaching and you know, ground-breaking really executive power. this president not so much. but the thing that i find really fascinating too, and you'll remember, it started very early when he started...
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with drama but how much did the press know what george w. bush and dick cheney were doing behind-the-scenes. peter baker is the author of "days of fire, bush and cheney in the white house" and i spoke to him earlier here in studio 1. welcome. was your portrait of dick cheney in this book different than the public image he had for eight years? >> i think it is. the public image was cartoonish at times. two dimensional. he was a puppet master. the sinister force running things. like all myths there was some truth. he was an influential vice president. very powerful, no doubt tarynly years. it's a relationship that was much more dynamic and changed over time. >> it sounds like although you've been too polite to say so an indictment of the media if the image of the vice president of the united states was cartoonish and two dimensional. >> that's the nature of media today to some extent. you take a reality and exaggerate and then it gets to late night circuit where it becomes further exaggerated and becomes a larger societal -- >> i'm sure our vw
with drama but how much did the press know what george w. bush and dick cheney were doing behind-the-scenes. peter baker is the author of "days of fire, bush and cheney in the white house" and i spoke to him earlier here in studio 1. welcome. was your portrait of dick cheney in this book different than the public image he had for eight years? >> i think it is. the public image was cartoonish at times. two dimensional. he was a puppet master. the sinister force running things....
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alone will be presidents barack obama, george w. bush, bill clinton and jimmy carter. comprising one of the most prestigious frequent flyer clubs in the world. today, air force one departed for south africa, where more than 90 world leaders are planning to attend nelson mandela's memorial tuesday in johannesburg. inside air force one, the obamas and george w. and laura bush along with former first lady clinton, the former president bill and daughter chelsea are flying from an event in rio and linking up with the rest of the club tomorrow. president george h.w. bush who has been in poor health for some time will not be making the trip. together, they are set for an almost 20-hour flight, even though there's only one bed on board. >> air force one is a very intimate setting so that's the place where you can have quieter conversations. once you get to one of these massive events, it's very hard to have real conversations. >> these long flights, believe it or not, can forge friendships. in 1981, president ronald reagan could not attend the funeral of egypt's anwar saddat s
alone will be presidents barack obama, george w. bush, bill clinton and jimmy carter. comprising one of the most prestigious frequent flyer clubs in the world. today, air force one departed for south africa, where more than 90 world leaders are planning to attend nelson mandela's memorial tuesday in johannesburg. inside air force one, the obamas and george w. and laura bush along with former first lady clinton, the former president bill and daughter chelsea are flying from an event in rio and...
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george w. bush, which he saw as imperialistic. that was a bit of a public- relations problem for the bush white house. the election of barack obama, the kind of change towards a multiracial society that he saw in south africa as well. it was not just south africa that nelson mandela was revolutionary. it was his moral stature around the world and the way that he used it that made a difference. was tremendous respect from leaders around the world for nelson mandela. next year. are coming ines from presidents of this country. george w. bush, "we join the people of south africa and around the world and celebrity the life of nelson mandela. he was one of the great forces for freedom and equality of our time. he left the world with dignity and grace and our world is better off because of his example," that from president george w. bush a short time ago. jonathan karl, certainly president obama made aware of the news, the loss this afternoon. have we heard anything yet from the president? >> the whit
george w. bush, which he saw as imperialistic. that was a bit of a public- relations problem for the bush white house. the election of barack obama, the kind of change towards a multiracial society that he saw in south africa as well. it was not just south africa that nelson mandela was revolutionary. it was his moral stature around the world and the way that he used it that made a difference. was tremendous respect from leaders around the world for nelson mandela. next year. are coming ines...
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there is laura bush and former president george w. bush. secretary of state clinton joining them on air force one, as well, for the long flight. as we said earlier, they reconfigured a little bit. secretary clinton taking over the chief of staff's cabinet. the president has his own apartment up front. presidents jimmy carter and former president clinton getting there on their own this morning. they will all be there today to celebrate nelson mandela. shortly we will be hearing from president obama as we see the mandela family right there. that is nelson mandela's grandson who is now seen as the read of the family, seeing tribal responsibilities. the family gathered outside of noond's home in johannesburg. and they are coming together to celebrate nelson mandela today. this memorial service will go on for several hours here in south africa, and then his body will be taken to pretoria where he will lie in state for three days before the funeral on sunday in his homeland. let's go back. >> a dignified and fitting memorial service in honor of o
there is laura bush and former president george w. bush. secretary of state clinton joining them on air force one, as well, for the long flight. as we said earlier, they reconfigured a little bit. secretary clinton taking over the chief of staff's cabinet. the president has his own apartment up front. presidents jimmy carter and former president clinton getting there on their own this morning. they will all be there today to celebrate nelson mandela. shortly we will be hearing from president...
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they're accompanied by the former president george w. bush and laura bush and the former secretary of state hillary clinton. they'll be joined in south africa by bill clinton and former president jimmy carter and mrs. carter. our white house correspondent brianna keilar is standing by. brianna, what do we know about the president's itinerary and his specific role in the memorial service? >> well, wolf, he will be among six foreign dignitaries who will be giving remarks during what is really an extensive program to take place in south africa honor agmandela. he is on this historic flight to what we're expecting will be the largest gathering of world leaders in their history. we're told by a white house official this is not something he had worked on until he was i guess instructed or invited by the south african government to make these remark at the memorial service. but there's also another sort of historic element to this trip, this flight that president obama is on right now. imagine this, sitting around the conference table of the pr
they're accompanied by the former president george w. bush and laura bush and the former secretary of state hillary clinton. they'll be joined in south africa by bill clinton and former president jimmy carter and mrs. carter. our white house correspondent brianna keilar is standing by. brianna, what do we know about the president's itinerary and his specific role in the memorial service? >> well, wolf, he will be among six foreign dignitaries who will be giving remarks during what is...
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former deputy assistant to president george w. bush. he sure tells it like it is. so, given the weariness of this congress and poor approval ratings, do you think they are more motivated to compromise this time around? >> you would think so, but i don't think it will happen by the end of this year. there's too much on the plate. the administration through a monkey wrench into a negotiation that seems to be progressing nicely by the unemployment benefits being extended and finally democrats said let's try and get a deal. incremental progress is monumental. the question is will you be able to fix a deal with two weeks on vacation, in for a weekend out for a remainder of the year. to the january session because you are again looming up against a deadline of the budget and the debt. the only way you get action in this town is when there is a fixed date and we go up to that date. adam: isn't it much ado about nothing. playback of the cuts through sequester. it had to be some negative, would they be negative ramifications from increased spending? >> absolutely. it is a s
former deputy assistant to president george w. bush. he sure tells it like it is. so, given the weariness of this congress and poor approval ratings, do you think they are more motivated to compromise this time around? >> you would think so, but i don't think it will happen by the end of this year. there's too much on the plate. the administration through a monkey wrench into a negotiation that seems to be progressing nicely by the unemployment benefits being extended and finally...
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president george w. bush was in office and he said: >> farmer george w. bush, and laura bush released a statement saying: >> former president bill clinton sa said: >> president clinton posted a photo of himself with nelson mandela. clinton tweeted this picture with a message saying: >> nelson mandela now belongs to the ages, president obama said. nelson mandela died at his home at the age of 95. today the world remembers and celebrates his life. stay with al jazeera america for complete coverage of his passing. i'm john siegenthaler. we leave you with the words of nelson mandela from his inaugural address. [ singing ] >> never, never, and never again shall it be that this beautiful land will again experience the oppression of one by another. and suffer the indignity of being the scum of the world. the sun shall never set on so glourious a human achievement. let the sun rain. god bless africa. thank you. (clapping) << announcer: this is al jazeera america. we join this program already in progress. >> hello, you are watching al jazeera's special coverage of
president george w. bush was in office and he said: >> farmer george w. bush, and laura bush released a statement saying: >> former president bill clinton sa said: >> president clinton posted a photo of himself with nelson mandela. clinton tweeted this picture with a message saying: >> nelson mandela now belongs to the ages, president obama said. nelson mandela died at his home at the age of 95. today the world remembers and celebrates his life. stay with al jazeera...
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one of the nominees worked in the george w. bush administration as an assistant solicitor general. republicans had no problem with any of these people being judges, no substantive problems. they just didn't want president obama to be able to sit his own nominees on that court, no matter who the nominees were. there are judicial vacancies, but they don't want president obama to fill those vacancies, so the republicans blocked those three nominees. and the democrats responded by being very upset, as usual, right? exclaiming about how terrible it all was and threatening! oh, boy, did they threaten, like they always do. the democrats huffed and they puffed and got very upset, just like they always do when republicans do stuff like this, except this time, they actually huffed and puffed and did blow the house down. the democrats made good on their threats, blowing everybody's minds in the process. democrats finally decided to do something about the fact that republicans were blocking the president's nominations just because they didn't want this particular president to be able to do tha
one of the nominees worked in the george w. bush administration as an assistant solicitor general. republicans had no problem with any of these people being judges, no substantive problems. they just didn't want president obama to be able to sit his own nominees on that court, no matter who the nominees were. there are judicial vacancies, but they don't want president obama to fill those vacancies, so the republicans blocked those three nominees. and the democrats responded by being very upset,...
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in addition, president obama, george w. bush, president clinton and president carter will be there. raul castro will be there. will mandela's message of forgiveness resonate? and a time crunch of epic proportions, will the venue be safe? first on the security front. joe worked on security for pope john paul's funeral. what could go wrong? but a lot could go wrong. >> yeah, south africa's not entirely a safe place. you have a large somali community there, with connections to shabaab. monitoring these will not be easy. you have the problem of a lot of weapons coming through africa, central african republic, libya and the rest of it. so there is the potential danger to secure all these people. >> the u.s. delegation a small part of the crowd. how much control can the u.s. secret service have, realistically? >> well, it's entirely up to the host government. the south african government has hosted u.s. presidential visits in the past. they do a good job. but, again, it's a very difficult situation. you have 100 heads of state means you have 100 armed security details for those hides of s
in addition, president obama, george w. bush, president clinton and president carter will be there. raul castro will be there. will mandela's message of forgiveness resonate? and a time crunch of epic proportions, will the venue be safe? first on the security front. joe worked on security for pope john paul's funeral. what could go wrong? but a lot could go wrong. >> yeah, south africa's not entirely a safe place. you have a large somali community there, with connections to shabaab....
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he is tracking with george w. bush who never did recover. >> you notice unemployment hit a five-year low and approval rating is at a five-year low. he is divorced from where the economy is and hard wired in. >> whether it bounces back. before i go to you next, i want to play a little bit. peter asked them to use a song to describe where president obama is right now and they were actually quite good at this. i was doubtful. >> michael jackson's scream. >> the end of the universe. >> i'm thinking it's been a hard day's night and i have been working like a dog. >> line of fire, johnny cash. >> dazed and confused. it seems like that's what they are lately. >> i was going to say don't let the sun go down on me by elton john. everything is blaming him for everything. >> dan, that gets at what susan and brad were talking about the idea of can he recover? among obama voters, was it surprising that the folks still hold out hope that he can recover from this. view it as a bump in the road. the question is what gets him out?
he is tracking with george w. bush who never did recover. >> you notice unemployment hit a five-year low and approval rating is at a five-year low. he is divorced from where the economy is and hard wired in. >> whether it bounces back. before i go to you next, i want to play a little bit. peter asked them to use a song to describe where president obama is right now and they were actually quite good at this. i was doubtful. >> michael jackson's scream. >> the end of the...
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george w. bush called iran the axis of evil. president obama who is trying to negotiate what would be a historic breakthrough on the nuclear program, do they talk about that at all? when the former presidents talk, mostly we learn nothing because those are off the record communications. but boy, you would love to know if they exchange any notes or historical reflections or observations. but it's a big historic event and we will find out in bits and pieces after about the interaction between the presidents themselves. >> it would be interesting to see what if anything happens, because there will be representatives, high ranking officials from iran, for example, attending the memorial service, presumably the funeral on sunday as well. and these kinds of diplomatic awkward moments potentially could be significant. >> sometimes awkward moments, sometimes either the front of the cameras or away from the cameras, a chance for somebody even in a very brief conversation, maybe, to start a relationship or to continue or advance a relatio
george w. bush called iran the axis of evil. president obama who is trying to negotiate what would be a historic breakthrough on the nuclear program, do they talk about that at all? when the former presidents talk, mostly we learn nothing because those are off the record communications. but boy, you would love to know if they exchange any notes or historical reflections or observations. but it's a big historic event and we will find out in bits and pieces after about the interaction between the...
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we're big boys and girls and we can push back ourselves. >> george w. bush has notably stayed quiet about his successor in his post-presidential years. dick cheney is out there criticizing president obama often in pretty strong terms. given your coverage of the two men does that surprise you that cheney continues to be now functioning as a pundit fom the sidelines? >> he feels liberated. in some ways his argument with obama in public kind of is a proxy for his private argument with bush he had in the latter days ever their administration. >> which he was not free to make to journalists because he had to be loyal to number two. >> he resisted some of the changes that president bush was making in the second term. thought they were a bad idea. compromising on policies he favored. therefore, had to swallow it. by the time obama comes in he adopts a lot of what bush left behind but compromises left behind baked into the system before obama takes over are things cheney still doesn't agree with. when obama makes further modifications it's something cheney will
we're big boys and girls and we can push back ourselves. >> george w. bush has notably stayed quiet about his successor in his post-presidential years. dick cheney is out there criticizing president obama often in pretty strong terms. given your coverage of the two men does that surprise you that cheney continues to be now functioning as a pundit fom the sidelines? >> he feels liberated. in some ways his argument with obama in public kind of is a proxy for his private argument with...
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i enjoy the dance stylings of former president george w. bush. ♪ >> yeah! yeah! yeah! >> he's obviously having such a great time. they do this very quietly. usually the cameras are not present. they have been there a lot. they are now on the plane, of course, on "air force one" flying to south africa with president obama and mrs. obama. >> he was in africa earlier this year and has been a couple of times since he left. this is part of the legacy, also malaria, president malaryan, challenges economic development, this was an extraordinary emphasis of the bush years. i think he's given increasing credit for this. when he goes back to south africa, he has a lot of friends on that continent. that may not be true in some other parts of the world but certainly is there. >> michael, great to see you. thanks for being with us today. sunday night, the president and mrs. obama hosted kennedy center honors, tribute to lifetime achievement in the arts. this year's honorees, piano man, jazz legend herbie hancock, famed guitarist carlos santana. president obama called this one of hi
i enjoy the dance stylings of former president george w. bush. ♪ >> yeah! yeah! yeah! >> he's obviously having such a great time. they do this very quietly. usually the cameras are not present. they have been there a lot. they are now on the plane, of course, on "air force one" flying to south africa with president obama and mrs. obama. >> he was in africa earlier this year and has been a couple of times since he left. this is part of the legacy, also malaria,...
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george w. bush did it for pope john paul ii. that was in 2005 when he died. bill clinton did it for former israel prime minister rabin. the practice goes back to 1965 even when president johnson lowered flags for the death of winston church hill. >>> still to come on "new day" a new clue in the case of a missing teenager in new hampshire. have you heard about this? we're going to talk live with the lead investigator. >>> plus understanding the mandelas. we're going to speak to a cnn producer who knows the mandela family well and find out why winnie mandela's relationship to nelson is so complicated. ♪ [ male announcer ] this december, experience the gift of true artistry and some of the best offers of the year at the lexus december to remember sales event. this is the pursuit of perfection. ♪ ♪ i need you. i feel so alone. but you're not alone. i knew you'd come. like i could stay away. you know i can't do this without you. you'll never have to. you're always there for me. shh! i'll get you a rental car. i could also use an umbrella. fall in love with p
george w. bush did it for pope john paul ii. that was in 2005 when he died. bill clinton did it for former israel prime minister rabin. the practice goes back to 1965 even when president johnson lowered flags for the death of winston church hill. >>> still to come on "new day" a new clue in the case of a missing teenager in new hampshire. have you heard about this? we're going to talk live with the lead investigator. >>> plus understanding the mandelas. we're going...
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george w. bush, former secretary of state hillary clinton. the president will join family and other leaders speaking at tomorrow's memorial service including cuba's president raul castro, a soccer stadium full of mourners will congregate to remember nelson mandela's life and hess enduring legacy. >> we think of you, your father, wonder of the world. >> in a moving tribute to her friend on behalf of the american people, maya angelou released this video reciting a poem, "his day is done." she will join me to reflect on the man she calls the heart of africa. >> will i be able to remember all that i've learned from him, from his kindness and his generosity of spirit. will i remember? i thank god i do. >> and that wintry storm from north to south with snow, ice, freezing temperatures, it isn't over yet. we'll have the latest forecast on where it's headed next.
george w. bush, former secretary of state hillary clinton. the president will join family and other leaders speaking at tomorrow's memorial service including cuba's president raul castro, a soccer stadium full of mourners will congregate to remember nelson mandela's life and hess enduring legacy. >> we think of you, your father, wonder of the world. >> in a moving tribute to her friend on behalf of the american people, maya angelou released this video reciting a poem, "his day...
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president george w. bush proposed a reduction in the capital gains rate. should she -- he have instructed the irs not to tax capital gains at a great greater than 10%? the point is not what you think of president obama's policy decisions. the point is, the president may not consistent with the command that he faithfully execute the laws, unilaterally amend, waive or suspend the law. we must resist the delivery pattern of circumventing the legislative branch in favor of administrative decision-making. we cannot allow the separation of powers enshrined in our constitution to be abandoned in favor of an undue concentration of power in the executive branch. as james madison warned, the accumulation of all powers, legislative, executive and judiciary in the same hands may justly be pronounced the very definition of tyranny. i introduce mr. conyers for his opening statement. >> top of the morning to my colleagues. the president's constitutional duty to faithfully execute the laws would be an important issue worthy of hearing by this committee if there was any ev
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first up, senator rob portman, george w. bush's former budget director, recently ate a cheese burger and came up with this bogus conclusion. >> i went to a burger place, and there was a digital display to buy a ham burrer, and there was nobody behind the counter except the cashier. and you go to these fast places now and often there is a drink dispenser. that's the concern. if you raised the minimum wage too high, you're going to have not more jobs but fewer jobs and fewer opportunities, particularly for these young people. >> you know what this is? that's an elitist view, a complete lack of vision. republicans claim raising the minimum wage would kill jobs? but let me underscore, there are no facts to back that up whatsoever. academic study after study shows raising the minimum wage would not kill american jobs. even if the costs of raising the minimum wage were passed along to the consumers. it still wouldn't be very much. here's what senator elizabeth warren of massachusetts had to say during a senate help committee heari
first up, senator rob portman, george w. bush's former budget director, recently ate a cheese burger and came up with this bogus conclusion. >> i went to a burger place, and there was a digital display to buy a ham burrer, and there was nobody behind the counter except the cashier. and you go to these fast places now and often there is a drink dispenser. that's the concern. if you raised the minimum wage too high, you're going to have not more jobs but fewer jobs and fewer opportunities,...
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there you see george w. bush. former first lady laura bush. >> both michelle obama and barack obama have said how much he inspired them when mrs. michelle met him last year. >> let's listen in. >> we were talking earlier about the name nelson mandela. the name also madiba. explain that because many refer to him as madiba. >> it's better than mr. mandela or mandela. he actually preferred to be called madiba and i think people didn't know how to refer to him. the sense he was a father figure or a grandfather played in and he was radooted to his south african traditions. a lot of people just blankedly referred to him as tata which is father. when you talk about tata only one really father and the father of a nation but that personal intimate. no, he is my father too. i know when i've spoken to his personal assistant she didn't know what to call him. she said mr. mandela felt too form willal and mr. president was too formal and felt madiba was informal. >> i know you find that too. >> she called him grandfather. this
there you see george w. bush. former first lady laura bush. >> both michelle obama and barack obama have said how much he inspired them when mrs. michelle met him last year. >> let's listen in. >> we were talking earlier about the name nelson mandela. the name also madiba. explain that because many refer to him as madiba. >> it's better than mr. mandela or mandela. he actually preferred to be called madiba and i think people didn't know how to refer to him. the sense he...
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only because fast track allowed george w. bush unilaterally picks as country. pick the country, set the terms. fast-track is negotiating objectives. we heard there not enforceable. fast track the created nafta and wto, negotiating objective requiring mandatory labor standards. are there labor standards in math and wto? no. because the initiator can do whatever they want and still the agreement goes down the legislative luge run. there were allowed to sign the agreement before congress voted with the guarantee that when congress finally got its post rubberstamp moment the terms were the executive branch rice the legislation. this is the only bill the executive branch rights. this is not the annual budget show where the president's budget is will barrel then likened to recycling. they're rate this bill and it goes into the hopper. it does not get community markup. does not committee amendments because right to the floor, and in congress but on the voting handcuffs. and a vote comes up the most of yes or no, no amendments from the maximum 20 hours of debate. and t
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or president george w. bush heading for a locked exit door in china. >> i'm trying to escape. it didn't work. >> reporter: and americans of a certain age can't quite forget president gerald ford slip sliding down the stairs of air force one in austria. ashton's fall much gentler, now a treasured brush with white house fame. >> she'll be able to look back and say i was at the white house and got a chance to have a very special moment. >> that was major garrett reporting, so cute. even though dad is from alabama and mom is from texas, the gardner family now lives in germantown, maryland. >>> we begin with wusa9 news at 6:00 continuing with the coverage of our breaking news of the evening, former south african president nelson mandela passed on. he was 95 and he had been in ill health for some months now. >> the country's current president jacob zuma made the sad announcement a little over an hour ago. >> south africans, nelson mandela, the founding president of our democratic
or president george w. bush heading for a locked exit door in china. >> i'm trying to escape. it didn't work. >> reporter: and americans of a certain age can't quite forget president gerald ford slip sliding down the stairs of air force one in austria. ashton's fall much gentler, now a treasured brush with white house fame. >> she'll be able to look back and say i was at the white house and got a chance to have a very special moment. >> that was major garrett reporting,...
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former presidents bill clinton, george w. bush and jimmy carter will be there. >> catherine: so will prince charles, oprah, -- and the pope. and if organizers have their way -- it will 'not' be a somber experience. but a big loud and happy event - like the spontaneous street celebrations happening today in south africa. >> catherine: the service will be in the huge soccer stadium which hosted the 20- 10 world cup. it's also the place where mandela gave his first speech after being released from prison. today security sweeps and other final preparations were being made. >> catherine: about 90- thousand citizens will be allowed to attend - on a first come, first serve basis. there will be no tickets. mandela spent 27 years in prison before becoming his country's first black president. he died thursday at the age of 95. assess >> pam: the problem with the new 49ers stadium. that means no monday night football games next year. then at 5:30. a severe storm creating major problems across much of the country. the trail of devestation. and next. the very fitting memoria
former presidents bill clinton, george w. bush and jimmy carter will be there. >> catherine: so will prince charles, oprah, -- and the pope. and if organizers have their way -- it will 'not' be a somber experience. but a big loud and happy event - like the spontaneous street celebrations happening today in south africa. >> catherine: the service will be in the huge soccer stadium which hosted the 20- 10 world cup. it's also the place where mandela gave his first speech after being...
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presidential george w. bush in austin. later, they honored the march on washington. >> no former president likes to be marginalized. they always like to be the center of attention, here we have four centers of attention? that is a lot to juggle. >> but for all of their smiles, a stage shared by leaders can seem small at times, so safe travel to the nation's leaders today. may you get along well with your seat mate. >> that is all for us, thank you for joining us, "ac360" starts right now. >>> jake, thank you very much. good evening, everyone, as one official here in johannesburg put it, the world is coming to south africa to pay tribute to nelson mandela, the father of south africa. it is the single largest gathering of heads of state and gives just in a few hours, president obama, former president george w. bush and hillary clinton sharing air force one, former presidents clinton and carter flying separately, along with presidents and princesses and kings from other countries. many converging on a soccer stadium here in j
presidential george w. bush in austin. later, they honored the march on washington. >> no former president likes to be marginalized. they always like to be the center of attention, here we have four centers of attention? that is a lot to juggle. >> but for all of their smiles, a stage shared by leaders can seem small at times, so safe travel to the nation's leaders today. may you get along well with your seat mate. >> that is all for us, thank you for joining us,...
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george w. bush and jimmy carter also attended. despite the rain they sang and cheered along through the whole program. ♪ >> three of mandela's 18 grandchildren were greeted with cheers as they stepped to the podium to speak for the mandela family. >> tower over the world like a comet, leaving streaks of light for us to follow. we salute you, mandiba. >> the giant tree has fallen, scattering bright leaves, each indicating messages of peace and love and reconciliation. >> of the wind, of the land, where black and white and rich and poor and men and women and children must live side by side dreaming the same dream, realizing that we salute you. >> president obama got quite the warm welcome. he also greeted the mandela family before he paid tribute to the man he praised as a giant of history. >> over 30 years ago, while still a student, i learned of nelson mandela and the struggles taking place in this beautiful land. and it stirred something in me. it woke me up to my responsibilities to others and to myself and it set me on an imp
george w. bush and jimmy carter also attended. despite the rain they sang and cheered along through the whole program. ♪ >> three of mandela's 18 grandchildren were greeted with cheers as they stepped to the podium to speak for the mandela family. >> tower over the world like a comet, leaving streaks of light for us to follow. we salute you, mandiba. >> the giant tree has fallen, scattering bright leaves, each indicating messages of peace and love and reconciliation....
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george w. bush, bill clinton, former president carter as well as the head of the u.n. and many others. this will be a massive issue for the government to make this next week a run smoothly. also you've got the millions of south africans who want to take part in bidding nelson mandela a fairwell and tuesday, you'll see the formal memorial service and you will remember this from the world cup in soccer city. they will have three overflow stadiums. the transportation industry has announced that 41 trains will will be allowing people to transport to these stadiums for free on tuesday and there will be some 90 big screen monitors all over the country allowing people to watch that service. that precedes the lying in state of nelson mandela, wednesday, thursday and friday and his body will go in a procession to the capital building in pretoria each morning publicizing the route allowing as many as south africans as possible to take part in that and all of that, fred, precedes the final funeral on satu
george w. bush, bill clinton, former president carter as well as the head of the u.n. and many others. this will be a massive issue for the government to make this next week a run smoothly. also you've got the millions of south africans who want to take part in bidding nelson mandela a fairwell and tuesday, you'll see the formal memorial service and you will remember this from the world cup in soccer city. they will have three overflow stadiums. the transportation industry has announced that 41...
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and president obama en route along with former president george w. bush. rare they're on air force one together. decided to get a ride. >> hitched a ride. they're going to be joined, of course, by former presidents bill clinton who was also close to any son mandela, as you said, and jimmy carter, too. he's going for the memorial service. some other world leaders who plan to attend for mr. mandela are the u.n. secretary-general ban ki-moon, david cameron, prince charles is going. the french president, francois hollande and even the cuban president, as we said he had ties with cuba in the past, raul castro, list goes on and on of dignitaries. >> of course, with president obama and three of his predecessors going to south africa, you can imagine what robin was talking about, and that is security and the kind of complex situation they're dealing with potentially a nightmare. secret service had very little time to prepare for the trip. athena jones is joining us at the white house. we're very much aware of what it takes. there's not a lot of advance work when y
and president obama en route along with former president george w. bush. rare they're on air force one together. decided to get a ride. >> hitched a ride. they're going to be joined, of course, by former presidents bill clinton who was also close to any son mandela, as you said, and jimmy carter, too. he's going for the memorial service. some other world leaders who plan to attend for mr. mandela are the u.n. secretary-general ban ki-moon, david cameron, prince charles is going. the...
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. >> reporter: mandela, as an ex-president, met with george w. bush in 2005. but there was no love lost there. mandela was one of bush's harshest critics when it came to iraq. when we talked to bush about the ailing mandela earlier this year, there were no hard feelings. >> he promoted freedom. he was a really great leader. he was smart and capable. and made his mark. >> reporter: obama only met mandela once. ever so briefly as a junior senator. but his connection may be the most profound. it was mandela, he says, who awakened him to the wider world. inspiring him to political activism. >> he gave me a sense of what human beings can do when guided by their hopes, not by their fears. >> reporter: in other words, there night not be a president obama if not for nelson mandela. for "this week." jonathan karl, abc news, washington. >>> and we're lucky now to be joined by four individuals who had unique working relationships with nelson mandela. bill keller. dr. gay mcdougall, who campaigned for his release from prison. stan greenberg, his pollster and strategist. a
. >> reporter: mandela, as an ex-president, met with george w. bush in 2005. but there was no love lost there. mandela was one of bush's harshest critics when it came to iraq. when we talked to bush about the ailing mandela earlier this year, there were no hard feelings. >> he promoted freedom. he was a really great leader. he was smart and capable. and made his mark. >> reporter: obama only met mandela once. ever so briefly as a junior senator. but his connection may be the...